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Bandit dialogue is unisex. You'll occasionally hear it from ordinary citizens in populated settlements.
Sneaky Dealings
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Casual Conversation
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- "Our next job better bring a lot of gold."
- "I drew a map in the dirt. Not my fault someone trod on it."
- "Hey, what's a little extortion among friends?"
- "He should have died when I killed him."
- "Only this one needs to know the whole plan."
- "There's a way in through the sewers. He drew me a map."
- "We should throw dice for gold. Interested?"
- "Stretch your tail. This watch is mine."
- "We do not have to kill him after we rob him. He could have an accident."
- "We'll meet here after the job to split up the gold."
- "If I die, I'm taking those scaleless milk-suckers with me!"
- "I say hang him. Let him twist in the wind."
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- "My bowstring snapped. Bad luck."
- "Ha! That's not a stew pot, it's my laundry!"
- "I can't remember her name. The pretty one."
- "I can't remember her name. The pretty one with the beard."
- "What is her name? The sun-blessed one with small scales."
- "I tried to read that book. The covers were too far apart."
- "I don't have to explain something I never said!"
- "That was an unwelcome surprise."
- "This one could use a strong drink."
- "I cannot complain, but that does not seem to stop me."
- "I mostly kill people who kill people, cause killing is wrong."
- "I'm a criminal. Criminals don't ask questions."
- "I don't like change, especially without my consent."
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- "Khajiit does not like growing old, but the alternative is worse."
- "Did you hear something?"
- "Keep it down. You'll wake the dead!"
- "Never trust an elf. Pointy-eared back stabbers!"
- "I like crime. The hours are good and you get to travel."
- "What is that terrible smell? It's making me hungry."
- "Xuth! What is that terrible smell?"
- "What is that terrible smell?"
- "You do not want to get on my bad side, trust me."
- "Do not test me, unclawed fool!"
- "Keep it down. You'll wake the dead!"
- "Who's got a whetstone?"
- "Did she fall asleep on watch again?"
- "Tell that withered root to watch his back."
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Talking about Themselves and Others
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Bandit Wisdom
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- "I wish a Spinner would come by. I love a good tale."
- "As long as I take five or six of them with me, I'm happy."
- "His fate was such that no woman would have him!"
- "I always forgive my enemies, but I remember their names."
- "That one has voices in his head."
- "He hears voices in his head. Don't worry, they're good people."
- "Mara's bosom, he's a dull one."
- "Did you see his new bow? That must have cost him."
- "Did you see that one's new bow? It is most fragrent [sic]!"
- "When the new Mane rises, the Khajiit will leave the Dominion."
- "I never tell the truth to those unworthy of it."
- "Where is that half-witted horker? He's trying to skeeve out of the deal!"
- "Where is that half-witted reject of Sithis?"
- "Tell that stupid s'wit to watch his back."
- "She's crazier than a cat on skooma."
- "He's not the sharpest arrow in the quiver."
- "Did you meet the new commander?"
- "He goes to the city just for the pickpockets. Says it's the only love he ever gets."
- "He goes to the city for the pickpockets. He enjoys the attention."
- "I try not to be superstitous [sic]. That brings bad luck."
- "This one is not superstitous [sic]. That brings bad luck."
- "As mud is my mother, I will avenge that day."
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- "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."
- "Only the dead will see an end to this war."
- "This one prefers a life of crime to a life of boredom."
- "I prefer a life of crime to a life of boredom."
- "Sometimes a little lie saves a ton of explanation."
- "You have to be quick, and you have to be able, or you'll be dead."
- "Do not let yesterday take up too much of today."
- "You can't be too careful when you're picking your enemies."
- "If we do not end this war, it will end us."
- "Nothing is certain until it happens."
- "Cities are like cats. They reveal themselves at night."
- "Keep an eye out for Hackwings, or you won't have any."
- "Keep your weapons sharp and close."
- "Nine times out of ten, the cynics are right."
- "Gold may be the root of evil, but we all need roots."
- "Bah. Morality is a fool's game."
- "Wasting time is an important part of life!"
- "One weapon is never enough in this line of work."
- "The only fish that go with the river's flow are the dead ones."
- "Failure is success if you learn from it."
- "Isn't the best defense always a good attack?"
- "Of course crime pays. Otherwise there'd be no crime."
- "The real bandits around here are the tax collectors."
- "Rule number one: Nothing is too small to steal."
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Story Time
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- "The dryskin fool saw me taking daril, so I gave him some. It's poison to their kind! Ha!"
- "We were about to call it a night, when that idiot drove his horse off a bridge."
- "I killed him. Got tired of hearing him sob like a baby."
- "We found three bodies in the river. They might have drowned after they were stabbed."
- "I covered the body with a rug. I'm not an idiot."
- "I broke six lock picks opening an empty chest."
- "You can't swing a dead cat around here. I got in trouble for that."
- "Khajiit's family died when the plague spread through Senchal."
- "He sang like a bird after I put one through his knee."
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- Altmer
- "They are traitors to the memory of Aldmeris."
- Bosmer
- "I love the smell of pipe grubs."